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Palouse Crusher Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ranniger Ed
Spokane County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502242

MSHA record for Palouse Crusher Plant (mine ID 4502242). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Jun 1993
Ownership history
  1. Carl Carbon Inc 1983 to 1985
  2. Palouse Asphalt Paving Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Palouse Crusher Plant sits in Spokane County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Spokane County, Washington · Population 544,323
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$73,513
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

June 1, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Palouse Asphalt Paving Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A FITTING IN ROLL BEARING AND WRENCH GOT CAUGHT AND HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE CRUSHER, TIP OF R. LITTLE FINGER CUT OFF.

1988 · 1 incident

December 28, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Palouse Asphalt Paving Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT BENEATH ROCK FEEDER AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT FROZEN SAND WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED BACK.